How to Recognize Plagiarism

Practice

Practice 1 of 10

Please read the original source material carefully and then select the entry,
either "A" or "B," that you think has not been plagiarized.

Original Source
Material: A naÔve mental model in the context of computer
programming is that a computer is an intelligent system, and that giving
directions to a computer is like giving directions to a human being.

A)
One kind of mental model for the computer is the naÔve model. A naÔve
mental model in the context of computer programming is that a computer
is an intelligent system. This model is naÔve because giving directions
to a computer is like giving directions to a human being.

B)
One kind of mental model for the computer is the naÔve model. According
to van MerriŽnboer (1997), "A naÔve mental model in the
context of computer programming is that a computer is an intelligent system,
and that giving directions to a computer is like giving directions to
a human being" (p. 145).